Nuavia Stewart The Corsair Being a student requires a lot of effort, determination and studying. Most classes are an hour and fifteen minutes long and if you are a fulltime student, you are probably taking between three to five classes. It’s hard to keep up. Furthermore, if you are an adult learner, returning back to school after a period of...
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Even more oldschool games from SEGA originally for the Dreamcast!
SEGA Dreamcast Collection The SEGA Dreamcast. Ah, do I have fond memories of this system. Sporting a 128-bit CPU (as opposed to Nintendo 64’s 64-bit), this system introduced us to many innovations in the console market, including: Sonic in 3D with Sonic Adventure; the most impressive 2D fighter for years after its release, Marvel vs. Capcom 2; and the best...
The all-around best tablet on the market
Apple iPad 2 What’s this? Me, writing a review of a device – a tablet, no less? Well, I feel I have to, for the pleasurable experience I’ve had with it this weekend. Apple’s iPad 2, released March 11, 2011, set a new bar for tablet computers. This weekend, I finally had the good fortune to get one. First, let...
Degree in dispute
Tim Ajmani The Corsair The fate of a former Pensacola State College professor will be decided by Nov. 14 after an arbitration hearing was held last month to appeal the termination of Robert Michael Ardis. Ardis, a tenured criminal justice professor, was suspended December 2010 without pay for presenting the college with a master’s degree from a non-accredited institution, Belford...
Pensacola State College remembers 9/11
A-mila West The Corsair Sept. 11, 2001 marked the ten year anniversary of the terror attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon in 2001. This terrible day in history will never be forgotten and students and faculty at Pensacola State College express their feelings and remembrance. “I was in the 8th grade and I watched the second plane hit...
Journey to a forsaken place for answers, enlightenment and a reckoning…
Fallout New Vegas: Lonesome Road By Obsidian/Bethesda Softworks The Fallout: New Vegas DLC story arc comes to a close with this, the fourth DLC pack… Ulysses, the other Courier Six who refused the job of delivering the Platinum chip, leaving it to the player character, has now made his way to the Divide, a land ripped by storms and earthquakes,...
Dance upon the mirror’s edge in this parkour-inspired first-person romp!
Mirror’s Edge By Electronic Arts, DICE (EA Digital Illusions Creative Entertainment) Genre: First-person platforming with parkour (free-running) Rating: Teen for Blood, Language, Violence Stark cityscapes and fast movements await you in this early 2009 game from the Swedish makers of the Battlefield series of tactical shooters! Faith is a Runner, an illicit courier who, along with others in her unnamed...
More oldschool-inspired games for fun and nostalgia!
Oldschool FPS’s! I’ve talked before about my disillusionment with the games industry ignoring its roots, and praised independent game developers for making games which are more or less tributes to those old times. Well, again our indie friends don’t fail to entertain, and here I’ll discuss two first-person shooters just released this week that definitely bring back the old times....
New fashion tips for the new year!
Veronica da Voe Goldsmith The Corsair Starting a new semester of school, whether you are a new or returning student, can be a challenge. You’re faced with a ton of decisions. What should I major in? What classes should I take? Should I join a campus organization or club? The last thing you want to worry about is what you’re...
Deluna Fest Band Profile: Ladytron
by Raymond Knott Few bands have been able to achieve the widespread acclaim and notoriety that Ladytron enjoys while simultaneously managing to avoid the watering down that comes with attaining huge commercial success. Touring with such a varied lineup, including Brian Eno, Nine Inch Nails, The Presets, Simian, Franz Ferdinand, and The Faint, even doing production work for Christina Aguilera,...